israel is trying to downplay the scheduled vote. in one week they called it diplomatic terrorism saying the move lacks substance. palestinians will be eligible to bring cases such as alleged human rights violations to the international court. u.s. tries to convince european countries to vote no. so far they have been unsuccessful. latest to flop flip-flop official they will now abstain. benjamin netanyahu describes the vote taking place in a few hours as a setback to the peace process. >> only way to achieve peace is through agreements that are reached by parties directly. through direct negotiations between themselves and not through u.n. resolutions that completely ignore israel's vital security and national interests. >> reporter: it is not entirely clear what if any action israel will take after the vote. is ral had discussed idea of very hard sanctions. they're now taking more of a wait-and-see attitude. the bottom line, israel is not just looking at the vote but what the palestinians do with it. jon. jon: david lee miller live